Stephanie, generally, I have patients take 20 to 150mg a day for sleep +/- anxiety. Start low and go slow. Know the dosages of your product. Usually 2/3 to 3/4 of the daily dose is 1-2 hours before bedtime, and the other portion is upon waking (to improve wakefulness during the day). Other factors such as stress, hormone replacement, other meds & medical conditions, etc. play a role along with individual differences. I own a compounding pharmacy, so we see a lot of unique needs. I can’t give more specific advice in this forum, but there is help!

Although CBD oils aren’t regulated by the FDA, purchasing products stateside from one of the nine states where recreational and medical cannabis use is legal will likely result in a higher-quality product than buying one made with hemp-derived CBD oil imported from abroad, says Martin Lee, director of Project CBD, a nonprofit that promotes medical research into CBD.

Insomnia: The anxiety-alleviating and sleep-prolonging qualities of CBD oil make it a good option for many people with insomnia. Those who experience insomnia due to pain or discomfort may also find that using CBD oil alleviates their physical symptoms to a noticeable extent. CBD oil may also promote daytime wakefulness when taken in small amounts; people with insomnia can use it as a pick-me-up if they feel excessively tired due to lack of restful sleep.
I’m totally new to CBD oil but my VA Pain Mgmt doc recommended that I try an oral CBD oil regimen. I spoke with an herbalist who helped me to choose the gold version of this brand. I am a combat wounded Marine (veteran) with fibromyalgia and nerve damage from my waist down. I still have shrapnel in my body and the hardware in my legs aches with arthritic pain. I have uncontrollable high blood pressure with no heart or cholesterol issues which indicate that living in pain is the culprit of my hypertension. I have refused opioids and antidepressants for pain and I suffer greatly when the weather swings, which is quite often here in East Tennessee. I have been using this product for two weeks and take 9 drops twice a day. This stuff is a total game changer!!! The very first time I used it I felt a noticeable decrease in pain after 3 minutes. I increased the dosage over a few days, found my sweet spot and these days I feel like my life has changed! I’m pretty much devoid of pain, my blood pressure has decreased and stabilized and best of all my husband and kids think Mommy’s mood is way better! I sleep better, feel less anxious, am way less irritable and I have lost 11 pounds! I couldn’t be more pleased than I am now that I use Plus CBD Oil. I use the unflavored gold variety which doesn’t taste bad at all. If anyone would have told me how this product would change my life I would have never believed it!
I’ve been using the green bottle in capsule form to ease my anxiety and insomnia issues. I’ve tried different anxiety medications to no avail (terrible mental side effects) and over the counter sleep aids give me severe nightmares. Not only is my mood stabilized, I’m falling asleep easier and my overall sleep quality has improved greatly. Since the psychoactive effects of traditional marijuana use are not for me, I’m thrilled I’ve found a product that gives me the medicinal benefits I’ve been looking for! 10/10 recommend.
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As with a fermented food like kombucha, slight natural variations are normal and to be expected in a product such as CBD oil because it is made from living plants. Changes in the weather, soil, and water can all impact the biology of the source material. While we verify Certificates of Analysis (and take many other criteria into consideration during our review process), even the most reputable five-star companies have no way to control for every variable in this organic process.
Whether you’re purchasing CBD oil or CBD hemp oil for sale, remember that what is written on the bottle – the big 300mg – doesn’t mean that the 300mg is packed with CBD only. It means that the whole bottle is 300mg. It’s important to read the label. When calculating the actual CBD content, you’ll want to remember that the following ground rules apply:
Honestly, I began to wonder if I was just experiencing the placebo effect. But on the one day, I didn’t take my CBD oil, I ended up picking a fight with my boyfriend (totally my fault) and let a few off-color remarks by a family member mess with my mood. Truly, I feel like it was a bit less anxious, both of those incidents could have been diverted.
When looking at the chemical impacts of CBD oil, the answer is no. Cannabidiol is not physically addictive in the same way opiates, cocaine, alcohol, and other drugs can be. Also, CBD oil does not produce any physical withdrawal symptoms when you stop using it. In fact, CBD oil is currently being researched as a potential tool for minimizing the severe withdrawal from drugs like opiates.

I’m 87. Have lived with Trigeminal Neuralgia for 17 years. At first Tegretol helped a little but disease worsened and Tegretol damages liver. Went to legal Dronabinol(THC) with doc’s prescription. Insurance paid. CVS provided 2.5mg pill. THC Stopped pain, and no side effects.  Also have tried CBD oil with 1200mgs per ounce. 2 drops sublingual. Not a good taste but I am without pain using CBD at 1200mgs per ounce.  It also means I now have only a negligible amt of THC in my body.

Hi Diane, how did you go on with the CBD oil please.  If it worked how long before you saw any results.  I’m scared of flaring everything.  Nerve damage across buttocks from a surgeon who found the nerve stuck to the bulge during a laminectomy operation and prised it off.  I haven’t sat for 5 years and getting worse.  A muscle in my buttock is now throbbing constantly and causing pain to the muscle above.  I’ve only started taking it today but the muscle pain is still as painful. Does it take a while for it to work.  Only started on low dose to see what happens.

It makes no sense to me that something that helps with anxiety has an irritability side effect – as a lot of my anxiety is co-mingled naturally with irritability. Further, I have noticed none of these side effects, given that if you become fatigued or sleepy, you adjust dose the next day. So I don’t call that a side effect – rather – an effect of taking too much.
Dr. Cohen has found that chronic conditions including autoimmune diseases and pain syndromes can be helped with a 6-mg under-the-tongue tincture (the fastest delivery system) or a 25-mg capsule taken twice a day. Dosages for topical products like lotions are especially hard to determine—there’s no clarity on how much CBD gets into the system through the skin.
Sub-lingual CBD drops have helped me enormously with sleeping and with radiation damage pain. I have a cancer that spread from the pelvic area to my sacrum and sciatic nerve and whilst the chemo and radiotherapy saved my life I have been taking MST (morphine derivative) for nerve pain ever since. My tumours are presently all quiet and last March I decided I wanted to stop taking the pain relief drugs, fearing dementia. CBD oil was recommended by my son who has arthritis and, for me, it really works. It’s so good to read an article that isn’t put out by a CBD sales site – I wish it could be properly prescribed and regulated (I’m in the UK) in order to have confidence with purity and dosage.
Online Retailers: Most CBD oils are sold through online retailers. These establishments tend to have the widest product range, and many offer free doorstep delivery. Online retailers also frequently post product reviews, allowing buyers to compare different oils based on customer experiences to determine which is best for them. These reviews can also be used to evaluate the retailer based on customer service, delivery, and product quality.
CBD is readily obtainable in most parts of the United States, though its exact legal status is in flux. All 50 states have laws legalizing CBD with varying degrees of restriction, and while the federal government still considers CBD in the same class as marijuana, it doesn’t habitually enforce against it. In December 2015, the FDA eased the regulatory requirements to allow researchers to conduct CBD trials. Currently, many people obtain CBD online without a medical cannabis license. The government’s position on CBD is confusing, and depends in part on whether the CBD comes from hemp or marijuana. The legality of CBD is expected to change, as there is currently bipartisan consensus in Congress to make the hemp crop legal which would, for all intents and purposes, make CBD difficult to prohibit.